{"id":47565,"date":"2012-11-19T10:02:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T08:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=47565"},"modified":"2012-11-19T10:03:14","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T08:03:14","slug":"games-you-can-play-this-week-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/47565-games-you-can-play-this-week-30","title":{"rendered":"Games you can play this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the colossal week that was the release of Black Ops 2, things just aren\u2019t slowing down, as we see the long-awaited and long-overdue return of Agent 47 in Hitman: Absolution, and a sequel to the Wii exclusive Epic Mickey makes its jump to a multiplatform co-op adventure.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Hitman: Absolution<\/h3>\n<p><strong>20 November 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Agent 47 returns this week after a lengthy hiatus, and fans of virtual choking and body-dragging should prepare for the bald-headed assassin\u2019s biggest challenge yet.<\/p>\n<p>Backstabbed by his organisation and those he trusted, Agent 47 must go up against all odds to bring down those responsible for his betrayal.<\/p>\n<p>Smarter AI, gorgeous visuals, incredibly detailed environments and hundreds of ways to dispose of targets will give Hitman: Absolution more depth and variety than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>So expect some sharp-dressing and silent violence this week.\u00a0 To prepare you for the game, Square Enix released the sharpshooting precursor game, which you can read about in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/reviews\/39680-hitman-sniper-challenge-impressions-xbox-360.html\" target=\"_blank\">MyGaming\u2019s review of Hitman Sniper Challenge<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/tag\/hitman-absolution\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Hitman: Absolution.<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RDcQ6o-MGZw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two<\/h3>\n<p><strong>18 November 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To the jubilation of platformer fans and followers of the great mouse everywhere, the Epic Mickey sequel is making its way to the Xbox 360 and PS3 this week.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring Mickey and Oswald the rabbit, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, features full drop-in drop-out co-op multiplayer, which will be sure to add a lot more action and excitement to the vivid world we caught a glimpse of in the original.<\/p>\n<p>When played co-operatively, players will have to work together to use Mickey\u2019s paint and thinner abilities, while complementing them with Oswald\u2019s ability to control objects around the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Epic Mickey 2 was developed under the watchful eye of Warren Spector, so expect some serious love and care in the upcoming sequel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hH9Kx06oO_0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">All game releases this week<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PC-release-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44687 aligncenter\" title=\"PC release tag\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PC-release-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed 3<br \/>\nHitman: Absolution<br \/>\nThe Walking Dead: Episode 5 &#8211; No Time Left<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/release_wii.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25519 aligncenter\" title=\"release_wii\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/release_wii.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Xbox-360-release-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44690 aligncenter\" title=\"Xbox 360 release tag\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Xbox-360-release-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hitman: Absolution<br \/>\nEpic Mickey 2: The Power of Two<br \/>\nFamily Guy: Back To The Multiverse<br \/>\nThe Walking Dead: Episode 5 &#8211; No Time Left<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PS3-release-tag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44689 aligncenter\" title=\"PS3 release tag\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PS3-release-tag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hitman: Absolution<br \/>\nEpic Mickey 2: The Power of Two<br \/>\nFamily Guy: Back To The Multiverse<br \/>\nPlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale<br \/>\nThe Walking Dead: Episode 5 &#8211; No Time Left<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Related articles<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/47501-hitman-absolution-pre-order-roundup.html\">Hitman: Absolution pre-order roundup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/47553-ubisoft-launches-zombiu-web-comic.html\">Ubisoft launches ZombiU web comic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/47523-extortion-paranoia-and-moustaches.html\">Extortion, paranoia and moustaches<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/47548-massive-assassins-creed-3-bug-fix-on-the-way.html\">Massive Assassin\u2019s Creed 3 bug fix on the way<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A silent murderer and an iconic mouse await us this week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":47567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[2838,4552,4407,21,2043,1157],"class_list":["post-47565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-epic-mickey-2","tag-game-releases","tag-games-you-can-play-this-week","tag-headline","tag-hitman-absolution","tag-video-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}